Appointment

RNS Number:9769Z
Netcall PLC
6 March 2001

                                 NETCALL PLC

                         ("Netcall" or "the Company")


                                BOARD CHANGES


Netcall today announces the appointment Peter Warry and Brian Gowers as
non-executive Directors.

The Board of Netcall is delighted to announce that it has appointed Peter
Warry (51) as non-executive Director and Deputy Chairman, and Brian Gowers
(57) as non-executive Director, both with effect from 6 March.

Mr Warry has had a distinguished executive career with British Energy, where
he was CEO of Nuclear Electric plc, Norcros and Plessey. Peter has extensive
commercial experience in a variety of industrial and regulatory environments;
his current non-executive appointments include the Chairmanship of Victrex
plc, a specialty chemicals company. He holds a double first from Oxford and is
a Chartered Management Accountant and a Chartered Engineer.

Mr Gowers, a former President and Managing Director of Cogent, joins Netcall
following a 14 year career at Nortel Networks (and STC). At Cogent, Brian
built a profitable #100 million turnover business, employing 700 people and
providing telecommunications consulting, integration and outsourcing services
to blue chip clients worldwide. His current non-executive appointments include
the Chairmanships of two privately owned telecoms companies. He holds a first
class degree in aeronautical engineering from Salford University.


Jeffrey Rubins, Chairman of Netcall, commented:


"We are delighted that both Peter and Brian have decided to join Netcall.
Their high level, and wide-ranging, experience and expertise will
significantly strengthen the Board. We look forward to working with them
both."


Netcall also announces that Stephen Corkin has resigned from the Board with
immediate effect but will continue as Marketing Director of Netcall Telecom
Limited, Netcall's chief operating subsidiary. Steve wishes to focus all of
his efforts on the marketing activities of Netcall Telecom.


David Rothschild, Chief Executive of Netcall, commented:


"I am pleased that Steve has decided to focus his considerable energies on the
marketing activities of Netcall Telecom, helping us to sell NetCall
QueueBuster and the entire intelligent telephony solution suite."


                                                                  6 March 2001




Enquiries:

Netcall plc                  Tel:      01480 495 300

(www.netcall.com)

Jeffrey Rubins, Chairman     E-mail: jeffrey.rubins@netcall.com

David Rothschild, CEO        E-mail: david.rothschild@netcall.com

College Hill                 Tel: 020 7457 2020

Nicola Weiner                E-mail:nicola.weiner@collegehill.com

Archie Berens                E-mail:archie.berens@collegehill.com




Notes for Editors


Netcall invests in, develops and manages advanced internet-based technologies
that help businesses to achieve integration of telephony in a wide range of
applications. The Company's objective is to develop into a leading technology
solutions provider at the customer response interface. In February, Netcall
announced its interim results to December 2000 showing a three-fold increase
in turnover on continuing operations. In December 2000, Netcall announced a
strategic investment, with Trinity Mirror plc, in All4U Limited, a business
which uses Netcall technologies to revolutionise the classified advertising
market, both off the page and off the web. In November 2000, the Company
announced a successful equity placing raising #4.7 million. The Company
intends to continue to invest in customer response management technology and
to seek to increase revenues from licensing software and delivering
intelligent telephony services.

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